Engaging America, Engaging the World: Careers and Opportunities in International Development
Ben is the Director of the America's Unofficial Ambassadors program at Creative Learning in Washington D.C. and the author of Live from Jordan: Letters home from my Journey through the Middle East. Prior to his current position, Ben was a Resident Country Director of Creative Associates International for the West Bank and Gaza. From 2004-2007, he was a Deputy Regional Director at the U.S. State Department's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and before this, a research fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Ben holds a Master's degree in Middle East Studies and International Economics.
Type: AFRICA FOCUS, CHINA FOCUS, INDIA FOCUS, ISRAEL FOCUS, MEXICO FOCUS, SOUTH AMERICA FOCUS, CENTRAL AMERICA FOCUS, CARIBBEAN FOCUS, MIDDLE EAST FOCUS, ASIA FOCUS, MULTICULTURAL/IDENTITY, LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/SOCIAL ACTION, LECTURE/TALK, MEETING, RESEARCH, SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGY, VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE, INFORMATION SESSION, and INTERNATIONAL
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